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South Carolina

HGTC’s Automotive Technology program offers hands on training to set students up for success
wmbfnews.com – July 18, 2024
You’ll find over 70 programs at Horry Georgetown Technical College. Among those, you’ll find Automotive Technology. It’s one of the newer programs offered.
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TCTC hosting pet adoption
UpstateToday.com – July 18, 2024
The Veterinary Technology Department at Tri-County Technical College (TCTC) is hosting its summer pet adoption event on Friday.
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U.S. education secretary pays a visit to Denmark Technical College
wrdw.com – July 18, 2024
As the U.S. education secretary visited Denmark Technical College on Thursday, South Carolinians shared their stories about having their student loan debts forgiven.
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A $30M Investment in Clinton
The Clinton Chronicle – July 17, 2024
Nordson Industrial Coating Systems (ICS) is establishing their newest manufacturing facility in Laurens County.
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Technical College System leads initiative to transform SC’s Energy Workforce
The Island News – July 17, 2024
The South Carolina Technical College System, which includes the Technical College of the Lowcountry, has announced its leadership role in a groundbreaking $12.6 million initiative, part of the broader $45 million federal investment secured by the S.C. Nexus for Advanced Resilient Energy (S.C. Nexus).
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'Divine intervention': SC's only public charter high school for adults graduates first class
The Post and Courier – July 16, 2024
While Danita Crews was getting ready the morning of her high school graduation, the emotions of the monumental occasion hadn't set in yet.
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Early Takeoff: Glasgow Leverages PTC Dual Enrollment to Achieve Aerospace Dreams
The Edgefield Advertiser – July 16, 2024
A career in aerospace engineering can often mean several years of higher education, but Jeremy Glasgow caught an early flight, so to speak.
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Greenville, South Carolina instructor helps us learn French ahead of Paris Olympics
wyff4.com – July 16, 2024
Hamilton Killey, a French Instructor at Greenville Technical College in Greenville, SC taught WYFF News 4's Gabrielle Komorowski some words to know ahead of the Olympic Games in Paris.
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PTC to host Summer Commencement Exercises
Index-Journal – July 16, 2024
Piedmont Technical College (PTC) will hold two summer commencement exercises on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in the James Medford Family Event Center on PTC’s Lex Walters Campus-Greenwood.
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HGTC Continues Zero Tuition Programs for 2024-2025
Post and Courier Myrtle Beach – July 12, 2024
Horry-Georgetown Technical College (HGTC) is thrilled to announce the continuation of its zero tuition programs for the 2024-2025 academic
year. With the South Carolina Workforce Industry Needs Scholarship (SCWINS), a statewide technical college scholarship program designed to address workforce shortages in South Carolina, HGTC will be able to offer more than 65 programs with zero tuition.
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HGTC culinary students raise over $11,000 for Study Abroad Club
Myrtle Beach Herald – July 12, 2024
Horry-Georgetown Technical College presents the results of a recent exclusive dinner event hosted at the International Culinary Institute of Myrtle Beach.
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HGTC Celebrates Vice President Harold Hawley’s CPA Licensure
Diversity Works – July 2024
Horry-Georgetown Technical College (HGTC) proudly announces Harold Hawley, HGTC vice president for Finance and Administration, has achieved a significant professional milestone by obtaining his Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license in the state of South Carolina.
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HGTC Welding Students Excel at Annual Welding Competition
Diversity Works – July 2024
The Horry-Georgetown Technical College (HGTC) welding program has once again proven its excellence on the
statewide stage. Six HGTC welding students showcased their skills and expertise at the 40th annual South Carolina Technical College Welding Competition, held at Midlands Technical College.
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National

Funding Student Success: Scholarships for Completion
Inside Higher Ed – July 18, 2024
Two-year-degree seekers at Austin Community Colleges will receive financial support to cover their last term of tuition, part of a larger strategy for free tuition at the district.
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Opportunities for stronger ties between community college and public libraries
Community College Daily – July 17, 2024
A new project is exploring how community college and public libraries can collaborate more on promoting and providing services and resources to better serve their communities.
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A Hopeful First Year for New Texas Funding Model
Inside Higher Ed – July 15, 2024
Texas embraced a new, performance-based funding model for community colleges. A year later, campus leaders believe they are starting to see the rewards.
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Addressing single mother students’ needs
Community College Daily – July 15, 2024
Students who are single mothers struggle more than students without children to complete college. It’s not because they lack motivation or academic potential, it’s because our higher education system wasn’t built for student parents.
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Preparing for disaster
Community College Daily – July 12, 2024
Just hours after the August 8, 2023, wildfires began raging across the Island of Maui, University of Hawaii Maui College Chancellor Lui Hokoana received a phone call asking for help.
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